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criminal justice reform Archive
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LIVE-BLOGGING: Dismantling the cradle to prison pipeline
Posted on February 12, 2009 | No CommentsThe Children's Defense Fund's New York chapter is holding a one-day summit in Central Brooklyn called "Connecting the Neighborhood Dots: Promoting Solutions to Dismantle the Pipeline to Prison." -
Rockefeller Laws: An end in sight
Posted on February 9, 2009 | No CommentsAn editorial in the New York Times notes that the New York Legislature finally seems poised to overturn the infamous Rockefeller drug laws. But after years of building support for reform, legislative leaders now have it within their power to make wholesale changes in this profoundly destructive law. -
Democratic control of NY state senate makes reform of Rockefeller Law more likely
Posted on November 18, 2008 | No CommentsAs Democrats captured a majority in the state senate for the first time since 1964, beating out Republican incumbents in two districts, the new political landscape has many reformers anticipating a once-in-a-generation opportunity to influence longstanding legislation.